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Author Mann, Chris, 1948 July 9-

Title Internet communication and qualitative research : a handbook for researching online / Chris Mann and Fiona Stewart
Published London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2000
Los Angeles : SAGE, 2000

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Description x, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series New technologies for social research
New technologies for social research.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Practicalities of Using CMC -- 3. Ethical Framework -- 4. Introducing Online Methods -- 5. Online Focus Groups -- 6. Online Interviewer -- 7. Power Issues in Internet Research -- 8. Language Mode and Analysis -- 9. Virtuality and Data -- 10. Future Directions -- App. A. Online Consent Form -- App. B. Email Text-based Survey -- App. C. Web-page-based Survey
Summary "Drawing on many pioneering studies using computer-mediated communication (CMC), the authors show how online researchers can employ Internet-based qualitative methods to collect rich, descriptive, contextually-situated data. They discuss the methodological, practical and theoretical considerations associated with such methods as: in-depth on line interviewing, virtual focus groups, and participant observation in virtual communities." "Internet Communication and Qualitative Research will be a guide for all students and researchers working in the digital age."--Jacket
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-248) and index
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Subject Social sciences -- Research -- Computer network resources.
Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
Internet in education.
Research -- Computer network resources.
Social sciences -- Research -- Computer networks.
Qualitative research -- Computer networks.
Internet.
Author Stewart, Fiona, 1966-
LC no. 00132722
ISBN 0761966269
9780761966265
0761966277
9780761966272
Other Titles A handbook for researching online